Interests and Values, and Defence Policy
Defence policy almost invariably reflects friction between a nation’s interests and its values. While ‘interests’ concern…
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A key question facing the US and the allies in confronting the kinds of crises which…
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The alliances in both Europe and the United States are being reworked as the challenges facing…
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The return of Russia and the extended reach of China, along with the continuing threat from…
Read More »Crafting a Force for Full-Spectrum Crisis Management: The F-35 and the Kill Web
The liberal democracies are facing a key strategic shift from a primary focus on the land…
Read More »Launch of Committee on the Present Danger: China
On March 24, 2019, a “Committee on the Present Danger:China” was launched in Washington DC. According…
Read More »Acting Secretary of Defense Shanahan Should Not Channel Gates: Accelerate Not Reverse Airpower Modernization
It might be of use if the Acting Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) read his own National…
Read More »Putting Putin’s Poseidon Into the Cross-Hairs
Is President Putin diabolically smart or simply a psychopath? As Putin put it once: “Once a…
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